1/3/2024 0 Comments Interarchy crack![]() >I do need to be able to get into Windows to run some apps there. Keynote, of course, is the presentation program of the Gods. Pages is good, but it’s too “touchy feely” for me as a WP. Until MS gets its sh*t together, use NeoOffice on an Intel Mac if you want maximum compatibility, such as the ability to read/save. Latest versions of: VLC, Sidenote, The Unarchiver (better than Stuffit Expander), Adium for chat (if applicable), Skype, Journler, OsiriX, Launchbar (some people prefer QuickSilver–the point is to keep your hands on the keyboard), File List, URLWell,ĭashboard Widgets: iClip Light, weather channel, callwave SMS, iStat nano. All the references below can be explored from there, so as not to have links everywhere in this comment: VersionTracker has “preferred” vendors that skew results moreso than MacUpdate plus, all of the ad links slow down VT more than MU. Just drop me an email.įor the obvious and/or to share with the rest, here are a FEW in no specific order (please don’t point out what I’ve missed–it’s 1:39AM and this is just off the top of my head): Seriously, if you are looking for something, let me know and I’ll give you the “best of breed” solution from my personal, ongoing, rigorous testing lab (me) so as not to waste your time. There are so many to list, I’d spend an hour here. Fn-delete does the same thing, but seems silly. ![]() Sixth: no ‘delete’ button that means delete? The delete button is where the backspace belongs, and that’s what it does. (I really enjoy Opera, but like the Firefox extension that keeps the bookmarks synced enough to prefer it). Gotta go find a SN.įourth: It took some reading, but in the ‘system preferences’ there’s a tweak to make the touchpad act like it has a right mouse button, which is terrific for a switcher.įifth: Firefox works perfectly well. Third: iWork preinstalled (paid for) wants me to enter my serial number? Isn’t that why we buy it preinstalled, so it Just Works? Dumb. Second: Backlit keyboard is definitely a selling point I thought I’d like it, and I do. ![]() (All the original comments went ‘poof’ in the Great Server Disaster of ’07 feel free to re-comment, or ignore it, whichever.)įirst impression: strange to get a new box from Apple, that then immediately needs 100mb of updates. This does not mean I’ll be getting a goatee, wearing sandals and going vegan. PS: I now have a Prius and will soon have a Mac. So, what should I add, preferably freeware that’s not bleeding edge? Your comments are officially solicited. I have “ Switching to the Mac, the Missing Manual“, and it’s good reading. I do need to be able to get into Windows to run some apps there. I will use it for blogging, surfing, the occasional powerpointy talk, and will probably dabble with pictures and some video more than I have been. Nor will I be completely switching I have way too much PC gear / software / experience to trash it all (and couldn’t afford to if I wanted).īut, I know there are those among my seven readers who are very familiar with Macs, and are just dying to help me out with the ‘what should GruntDoc add’ to my new Mac book. Ultimately, that means I haven’t done much in the World-o-Jobs. I have had a Mac-mini, and while it’s been intriguing (and stable) the power of it was limited, so it was relegated to second-banana status. All, I am getting a Mac powerbook sometime this week.
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